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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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